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<br />. IALA'96-90, 96-91
<br />Reclanetion Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. § 1309a(a)(2)
<br />(1994), only. if that water supply ocrostitutes a
<br />"dririldt>g, domestic, or residential Hater supply."
<br />Surface Mining Control affi Reclamation Act of 1977:
<br />Qtizen's Ctcnplaints: Generally--Surface Mining
<br />Control. and Recla~tior- ACt of 1977: State Program:
<br />10-Day Notice to State--Surface Mining Omtml and
<br />Rp1!tarmri~y ACt of 1977: SUbSiidP11C7e: (7ar,Pratty
<br />When the record on appeal establishes that the
<br />state regulatory authority's response to a l0-day
<br />notice of a state regulatory pr~n subsidence
<br />violation b!' an u~exgxnca~d oaTl mi.riis~g operation
<br />_ vrds axlai:ErazY..::i~ri.civuS,.aYltl~f'abuse~of-diacce-.._-
<br />tion, the, OS~I decisial uptxtldi~ the state regula-
<br />. foxy authority's acticrl will be vacated aryl the
<br />case ranarrled for appxvpriate action.
<br />APPEARAtx'B.S: Ann Tatum, j?~p S2 and far Jim Tht~an, Aouston, T7~s; Brock
<br />Wood, Fsq., Office of the Regional Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Inte-
<br />rior, Idkewood, COloxado,.far the Office of Surface Mini ~ Reclaeiation amd
<br />Bnfos+te[ent.
<br />OPIIVICST BY DSP:7TY CB~F ADMINISIRATIVS JIIDC~+ RABBIS
<br />Jun and Arm Tatian (hereinafter, Tiitums or appel]ants) have filed
<br />separate appeals fmn two decisions of the Regional Director, WesterrS
<br />Regional Coordinating Cater, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
<br />Snforoamait tOSM), dated August 24, 1995, anti September 18, 1995, deter-
<br />minirY3 that the responses of the State of ~lorado, Departmr~t of Natural
<br />Resources, Division of Mining and Geology itl~G) wpxe -~-+°te actim in
<br />response to a Tin-Day Notice (TDN) issued by OSM. OSM issued the TDN to
<br />DNG follaeing xQCeipt of a citizen's odtplaint fztm the Tatums alleging
<br />that an ~ mining operation conducted by Basin Resources, Inc.
<br />(BRI) (fcarnrsly, Wyatuag Fuel Company), had caused subsidence damage to
<br />their bane near Weston, Colorado, and damaged a livestock water well on
<br />their prnQerty. 1/.. _.... .......
<br />I . Fact, arri Pm_ ti+~,ral ~kver^mci
<br />Cn January 25, 1984, BRI obtained a penrenent pmgr-an permit
<br />(No. C-81-013) frrsn the State regulatory aut2~ority. The pexntit, as
<br />revised Jtaly 2, 1990, authorcized BRI to engage in underground coal muting
<br />ppex3tiDiL4 on 9,068 acres of Federal and private land situated in Ts. 33
<br />1 The Boart3 docl~ted the appeal of the Aug. 24, 1995, decision as IffiA
<br />96-90 and the appeal of the Sept. 18, 1995, decision as 7BIA 96-91. 'chose
<br />two appeals have been ccnsol.idated for puxposes,of.this opinim.
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